Ladytron released a new album, Paradise, yesterday. I gave it a first listen on Bandcamp yesterday and knew immediately that I had to get it and had to play “I See Red” at Underground for Girl Power Nite. The whole album is fantastic. It’s also long and I’ve only listened through it one-and-a-half times at this point, so I don’t have much to say about it yet.
The other new song in last night’s set is “Strings of Terror” by Sam Quealy, who you really need to hear if your taste in music is dance pop-meets-clubby performance art. Stacey Q-meets-Chicks on Speed is the comparison I used in my review. Anyhow, you can also hear “Strings of Terror” on this month’s Beatique mix.
Set list is below. Songs from the past year or so link back to other references on the blog.
CSS – Hits Me Like a Rock
Desire – Liquid Dreams
Saint Etienne – Save It for a Rainy Day
Ladytron – Paco
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Happy House
Sonic Youth – Bull in the Heather
Delta 5 – Mind Your Own Business
ESG – Dance
Broadcast – America’s Boy
Stereolab – French Disko
Shocking Blue – Send Me a Postcard
Lyn Collins – Think (About It)
Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady
Blondie – Rapture
Phenomenal Handclap Band – Sanctuary
Midnight Magic – Beam Me Up
Hercules and Love Affair – Blind
Yaz – Situation
Boy Harsher – Machina
Kittin and the Hacker – Frank Sinatra
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Christine
Pretenders – Back on the Chain Gang
Primitives – Crash
Le Tigre – Deceptacon
Wet Leg – Chaise Longue
B-52s – Give Me Back My Man
Gloria Jones – Tainted Love
Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse – Valerie
Cardigans – Lovefool
Bjork – Miss You (request)
Human League – Don’t You Want Me (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
Cerrone – Supernature
Sam Quealy – Strings of Terror
Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Murder on the Dancefloor
Icona Pop – I Love It
Confidence Man, Jade – I Love It
Boy Harsher – Come Closer
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
Chromatics – Shadow (Maceo Plex Remix)
Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get Blue Monday Out of My Head
Stacey Q – Two of Hearts
Sextile – Women Respond to Bass
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Track Remix)
Alice Glass – Catch and Release
Peaches – Fuck the Pain Away
Gravy Train – Hella Nervous (sort of a request)
CSS – Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death from Above
Ladytron – Playgirl
The Flirts – Danger
Princess Superstar, Exeder – Perfect
Boy Harsher – Pain
Q Lazzarus – Goodbye Horses
MIA – Paper Planes
Garbage – #1 Crush
Tom Tom Club – Genius of Love
Pulp – Common People (request)
Robyn – Dancing on My Own
Ladytron – Seventeen
Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (request)
Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good
Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made for Walking
Chumbawamba – Tubthumping
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Date with the Night
Sleeper – Atomic
Confidence Man – Angry Girl
Le Tigre – Hot Topic
Chromatics – Cherry
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps
Mazzy Star – Fade Into You
Liz O. is an L.A.-based writer and DJ. Follow on Instagram or sign up for the weekly, Beatique newsletter for updates on new stories and gigs.
Listen to Beatique, March 2026 featuring music from Grrrl Gang, Peaches, Charli xcx, The Smiths and more.
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